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silk ant
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Sericomyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Species
Silky Field Ant
species
Observations8,034
Canindeyú (ALWC, USNM).
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Sericomyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
== Description == Workers are up to 4 mm long. They are more diurnal than other fungus growers, but also work a little at night. Winged forms were found during July.
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